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STM ‘skinny’ case & PhatPad for text entry

While I wait for my Portenzo case to turn up, I decided I needed a case so I could use the iPad without worrying about scratches. While the Apple cover is cute and clever, it offers no protection for the back of the device. I had a bit of a look online but couldnt really find anything suitable. 

On the day the iPad got delivered I discovered the 'stm skinny - for iPad 2' in JB Hi Fi in Brisbane CBD. 

the stm skinny

I snapped up the case straight away. It offers full front and back protection for the device, as well as the same auto on/off feature as the Apple cover. 

Truth be told, if I had discovered this case first I might have given the Portenzo case a miss. Anyway, what's done is done, and I'm sure I'll get plenty of use from both cases (That is, when the Portenzo case eventually arrives). 

As a side note, the text for this entire post (ie excluding formatting and hyperlinks) was written using handwriting text entry mode in the PhatPad app. This is a mode I used to use extensively on my Windows Tablet PC with Window's system wide inking and text recognition (Hello Apple...feature request for iOS). PhatPad does a great job of emulating that feature. To me, this is a much faster, more natural, and less intrusive way to take notes during a business meeting, while still providing the advantage of having the result as fully editable text notes. 

PhatPad handwriting text entry